If you see a sign that reads "free", don't steal the sign, 'cause it's not the sign that's free, it's the stuff around the sign. Instead, take a photo of the sign and send it to me and I'll post it here. Thanks! email: NormMagnusson@aol.com

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Monday, September 28, 2009

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

The aforementioned chiquita sends in this super-fab shot of our new home entertainment system. Bring your old Dave Brubeck records and let's start swingin'! A case of Oktoberfest Pumpkin Brew goes out to her in appreciation.

New contributor and old wife o'mine Andrea M. sends in this pic (okay, she borrowed my iPhone to take it and I sent it to myself) of an exuberant "FREE!" with exclamation point and explanatory text. (That's 4 "ex" words in one sentence for those of you keeping score at home) And speaking of dynamic reading, how about the cool art direction of that book below?

Sunday, September 6, 2009

Soooooo much good stuff in this busy pic from loyal reader/first-time contributor Daisy M. Hmmmmm, should I grab that piece of paper tape in the foreground or the gently used latex glove in the middle. You choose for me.

Local artist C.A. sends in this artfully arranged quartet of photos with the mysterious title above. A bottle of The Macallan 1926 is on its way to C.A. to help him come up with even more mysterious titles.

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Thanks to loyal reader Kim C., who has just been made an honorary co-captain of Team Free Signs with this, her umpteenth submission since the collection began. Also, it turns out that reader Kim actually took the bi-fold doors, and left her own little note on their little note:

Why free?

I value my stuff. I paid for it. I take care of it. Maybe I even admire it. It's worth something to me. But now maybe it's time for me and my stuff to part ways and so it's time for me to take a good hard look at my stuff's emotional value versus its cold hard cash value. Oh sure, maybe I could find somebody on eBay who would be willing to pay $5.00 or so for the lovely used objet that has served me so well all these years. But then I'd have to box it up and drive to the post office and maybe get in line behind someone who smells or is crazy or both and maybe have to deal with a surly post office employee and pay for the shipping and, crap, I'd probably even have to get a Paypal account of my own in order to get paid the $5.00. Damn. That's a lot of trouble for a coupla bucks profit. Maybe I'll just give it away for free. Yeah. Here ya go world! You're not stealing! Just like the sign says, it's free. Enjoy.